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New shops at Bridgeport Village; Tigard City Council faces upset business owners: Southwest Metro news roundup

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The intersection of Tigard and Main streets will now feature a red-and-yellow display that serves as a "visual gateway to Downtown Tigard." The eight-day closure and construction that's preceded it have area business owners upset with the city council. (City of Tigard)

Well, the week's almost over. Temperatures are predicted to move between the mid-80s and mid-90s through Sunday. Wednesday there's a 100-percent chance that we'll post some of the day's headlines you may have missed — like these:

Downtown construction affects Tigard business owners

Owners and operators of Tigard's downtown businesses visited the city council on Tuesday. Their message: road construction is taking a heavy toll on revenues. Some owners are reporting declines in business of more than 30 percent from last year. Others are dismayed by what they say is a lack of planning on city leadership's part to help them navigate through a tough financial period.

Man who tried to escape police at Tigard Sonic gets 8 1/2 years for drug crimes

When Tigard and King City police officers responded to a Sonic Drive-In employee's call about a locked restroom last November, they ended up chasing a Beaverton man who fled after the door opened, Tasing several times only to have him break free. Johnny Hayes was arrested on accusations of public indecency, identity theft, furnishing false information to a police officer and failure to register as a sex offender.

Science fiction writer and activist Cory Doctorow will visit the Tigard Public Library at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening. He's authored the young adult novels "Homeland" and "Pirate Cienema" and the adult novels "Rapture of the Nerds" and "Makers" to name a few. The author spent yesterday in Beaverton. You can see what to expect from The Oregonian's Anna Marum coverage of that event.